Tiki. Marquesan Art and the Krusenstern expedition. Arts décoratifs – Arts appliqués « de l'association KANCEL

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Tiki. Marquesan Art and the Krusenstern expedition. Arts décoratifs – Arts appliqués « de l'association KANCELCreated across the six islands of a remote archipelago in eastern Polynesia, the art of the Marquesas is one of the worlds most distinctive and remarkable art traditions. Though exhibited in major museums around the world, Marquesan art is nevertheless poorly understood, and the formation of collections still largely unresearched. This book documents and explores the most extensive early collection from the archipelago. In May, 1804, participants in